Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-07-21


cheerfully 10 his death.
v.
rose early this morning I'm the expecta-
ton of n busy day. DR. Daincourt called
on Saturday evening, as 1 had expected,
and narrated to me the result of his in
qutrtcs respecting Mabel Rutland's lew
elry. Among IL there was n ring set with
turquoises and diamonds, which had been
given TO her by her mother and which she
wore constantly. DIR. Daincourt had re-
ceived from Mrs. Rutland further in
stances Of the profound attachment which
Mabel bore for her twin brother
deep as was her love-" Mrs. Rutland
had said, "for Mr.. Layton, there Is in her
love for her brother an element so absorb
ing that she would not hesitate to make
the most terrible sacrifices for his sake
My poor Eustacel 1t Is weeks since saw
him, and have no idea where he Is He
Is not altogether to blame, doctor; he has
been led away by bad companions. All,
when think of him and Mabel as little
children and see them, rs often do, play
ing their innocent games together--when
i think Of the exquisite Joy we drew from
them and OF the heavenly happiness they
were to us, IL seems to me that I must DO
under the influence of some horrible
dream, that things have changed sor'
At $3.50 O'Clock one of my confidential
agents, Fowler by name, made his appear
ance.
Found, SIR" was the first thing he
said to me.
'who''' quickly asked
Ida White. Living ut Brixton The
drawing rooms. Quite a swell in her way,
sir.'
'Is she living alone;"
$50 far as we can make out. There arc
two men now on the watch, one TO relieve
the other"
'And Mr.. Eustace Rutlandy' asked.
Haven't got track of him yet, sir. The
week Is rather against u.s.
What do you mean by that"
''Why, sir, you don't forget that It Is
Derby week, do your Isuppose you backed
one, but can give you the straight tip IL
you want it,"
81 backed Paradox for n couple OF SOW
ereigns," said. CWhere is the man who
does not take an interest in the DerbyD
Not In IL, sir. There is only one horse
will win, and that is Melton"
But" i said, coming back to the oil
engrossing subject / was engaged upon.
what difference will the Derby week
make to your
We'll. you see, sir, London is so full
There Is too much rushing about for calm
steady work. In such task as ours a
man wants double set of eyes this week
Suppose my lady takes it into her head to
go TO the Derby 1t will be all a lob not
to lose sight of her."
what lady do you refer to,''
"Ida White, TO be sure. She's n bit OF
blood, sir, and the result of the Derby
may mean n lot to her"
Docs she bet, theng'
There is not much doubt of that sir ~
"How did you discover itf'
"Oh, easily enough. We have WAYS Of
our own. Why, sir, when / found out
last night where she lives, what did do
an hour afterward but present myself to
the landlady of the house and ask her
whether she could let me have room for n
week or tToi / didn't tell you there was
bill in her window, "a bedroom to let to
single young man. Well, IL i amt n
Single young man, what is that to do with
anybody-except my wife2 I'm n soft
spoken chap when like, and before the
lnndlady and me are together 1--WE minutes
I'm hand and glove with her, and already
n bit of n favorite So take her room
and sleep there last night, and the first
thing this morning down stairs am at
the street door when the postman comes
with the letter. Well, sir, would you be-
lieve it, he delivers five letters and every
one OF them for Miss Ida Whittier i, open
ing the door for the postmnn, take the let
tiers from him and hand them one by one
to the landlady, who comes pulling and
painting up from the basement-she weighs
fourteen stone If she weighs an ounce.
Miss Ida White says /, giving her the
first letter. Miss Ida White, says /, CIV
ing her the second letter. Miss Ida
White, says 1, giving her the other three,
one by one. why, 1T is quite a corrc-
spondence" All these letters are from
Boulogne, sir, from betting firms. 1
know them by their outsides; believe
l should know them by the smell.
Then, sir, there's something else. My
lady is fond OF newspapers. What kind
of newspapers Why, the sporting ones,
to be sure. The Sportsman, Sporting
Life, Sporting Times, Referee and the
like Put this and that together, and
what do you make OF Il, slri"
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